diff --git a/log/CHANGELOG.md b/log/CHANGELOG.md
index f393ecc080..08768555e7 100644
--- a/log/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/log/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ Ref: https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Features
+
+* [#15956](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/15956) Introduce extra options to configure logger.
+
 ## [v1.0.0](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/releases/tag/log/v1.0.0) - 2023-03-30
 
 * [#15601](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/15601) Introduce logger options. These options allow to configure the logger with filters, different level and output format.
diff --git a/log/logger.go b/log/logger.go
index da1552ef6a..46ae75b619 100644
--- a/log/logger.go
+++ b/log/logger.go
@@ -2,12 +2,11 @@ package log
 
 import (
 	"io"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog"
 )
 
-// Defines commons keys for logging.
+// ModuleKey defines a module logging key.
 const ModuleKey = "module"
 
 // ContextKey is used to store the logger in the context.
@@ -58,14 +57,21 @@ func NewLogger(dst io.Writer, options ...Option) Logger {
 
 	output := dst
 	if !logCfg.OutputJSON {
-		output = zerolog.ConsoleWriter{Out: dst, TimeFormat: time.Kitchen}
+		output = zerolog.ConsoleWriter{
+			Out:        dst,
+			NoColor:    !logCfg.Color,
+			TimeFormat: logCfg.TimeFormat,
+		}
 	}
 
 	if logCfg.Filter != nil {
 		output = NewFilterWriter(output, logCfg.Filter)
 	}
 
-	logger := zerolog.New(output).With().Timestamp().Logger()
+	logger := zerolog.New(output)
+	if logCfg.TimeFormat != "" {
+		logger = logger.With().Timestamp().Logger()
+	}
 
 	if logCfg.Level != zerolog.NoLevel {
 		logger = logger.Level(logCfg.Level)
diff --git a/log/options.go b/log/options.go
index 831d9e4b4f..f939fd4863 100644
--- a/log/options.go
+++ b/log/options.go
@@ -1,19 +1,27 @@
 package log
 
-import "github.com/rs/zerolog"
+import (
+	"time"
 
-// defaultConfig has all the options disabled.
+	"github.com/rs/zerolog"
+)
+
+// defaultConfig has all the options disabled, except Color and TimeFormat
 var defaultConfig = Config{
 	Level:      zerolog.NoLevel,
 	Filter:     nil,
 	OutputJSON: false,
+	Color:      true,
+	TimeFormat: time.Kitchen,
 }
 
-// LoggerConfig defines configuration for the logger.
+// Config defines configuration for the logger.
 type Config struct {
 	Level      zerolog.Level
 	Filter     FilterFunc
 	OutputJSON bool
+	Color      bool
+	TimeFormat string
 }
 
 type Option func(*Config)
@@ -40,3 +48,33 @@ func OutputJSONOption() Option {
 		cfg.OutputJSON = true
 	}
 }
+
+// ColorOption add option to enable/disable coloring
+// of the logs when console writer is in use
+func ColorOption(val bool) Option {
+	return func(cfg *Config) {
+		cfg.Color = val
+	}
+}
+
+// TimeFormatOption configures timestamp format of the logger
+// timestamps disabled if empty.
+// it is responsibility of the caller to provider correct values
+// Supported formats:
+//   - time.Layout
+//   - time.ANSIC
+//   - time.UnixDate
+//   - time.RubyDate
+//   - time.RFC822
+//   - time.RFC822Z
+//   - time.RFC850
+//   - time.RFC1123
+//   - time.RFC1123Z
+//   - time.RFC3339
+//   - time.RFC3339Nano
+//   - time.Kitchen
+func TimeFormatOption(format string) Option {
+	return func(cfg *Config) {
+		cfg.TimeFormat = format
+	}
+}